diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index ba8f7192..4abfc359 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.11' 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install . sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme myst_parser nbsphinx
+          pip install sphinx sphinx_rtd_theme myst_parser nbsphinx
       - name: Sphinx build
         run: |
           sphinx-build docs _build
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 49dc103f..d0604e1d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 #
 # import os
 # import sys
-# sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
-
-import cosipy
+# sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -23,7 +21,8 @@
 author = 'COSI Team'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = cosipy.__version__
+with open('../cosipy/_version.py') as f:
+    release = f.readline()
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------